7- micronutrient requirements during pregnancy Flashcards
calcium
no additional Ca req during pregnancy ( no change in maternal one mass during pregnancy) - intestine increases absorption during this time ( increase in active vitamin D - BUT this is not what causes the increase in intestinal absorption)
around _____ g of Ca are transferred to the fetus throughout pregnancy ?
25-30 g - majority of transfer sin the last trimester ( makes sense bc max period of skeletal growth )
% increase in calcium absorption
10% - may be due to an increase in calcium hormones – not vitamin D increase
how did they find out about increase in calcium absorption
due to the fact that, if the women does not et enough calcium in the diet, she will not lose maternal bone reserves, she absorbed more calcium - more efficiently
where is calcium transfer coming from ?
not from mothers bones, don’t want to sacrifice her bone health– probably survival mechanism
blood concentration of 1,25 (OH)2D ?
increases
calcium RDA during pregnancy
does not increase and stays at 1,00 mg/d = 19-50, or 1,300mg/d if under 18
phosphorus?
no additional intake needed bc 10% increase in absorption
phosphorus EAR and RDA
580 mg/d and 700 mg/d for both men and women
phosphorus if under 18 yrs?
goes up from 700 to 1250 mg/d
serum Mg does _____ during pregnancy
down - thought to be bc of hemodilution ( bc of similarity with serum potassium )
magnesium during pregnancy
it increases ( EAR an additional 35mg/d), this is bc there is no data on an increase in intestinal absorption therefore, with the extra weight gain the body is assumed to need more magnesium
RDA for mg during pregnancy ( 14-18, 18-30, 30+)
14-18 = 400 mg/d 18-30= 350 mg/d 30+ = 360 mg/d
EAR of magnesium for pregnant women
additional 35 mg/d ( based on weight gain associated with pregnancy)
iron during pregnancy
increases in the second and third trimester but it decreases in the first trimester ( lower than non-pregnent women bc no menstraul losses -6.4 mg/d ), but absorbance also increases
total usage of iron during preg
1,070 mg ( 250 basal loses, 320 mg for fetal and placenta deposition and 500 mg for increase in hemoglobin mass)
trimester increases in iron
6.4 mg/d at 18% absorbance, 2nd trimester 18.8 at 25% absorption and 3rd trimester is 22.4 mg/d at 25%
severe anemia associated with?
perinatal material mortality
moderate anemia associated with
twice the risk of maternal death - heart failure, hemorrhage and infection
large epidemiological studies show what is associated with anemia
premature delivery, LBW and increase in perinatal infant mortality
high HB concentration at eh time of delivery is associated with
adverse pregnancy outcomes ( U -shaped curve with low and high levels- need a balance) increased risk at greater than 130 g/L or less than 90 g/L
Hb range present women want to aim for
90 g/L and 130 g/L
why are there risks with high Hb levels?
may reflect a decrease in plasma levels–> maternal HPT and preeclampsia
what does iron supplement assume during pregnancy
that there were inadequate stores pre -pregnency –> if they were normal stores, supplement may not be nessasay
iron RDA for pregnancy
27 mg/d for all age groups
what is RDA based on
3rd trimester, build iron stores during the first trimester ( bc assuming inadequate stores) and using an upper limit of 25% absorbance, CV of 10% for RDA= 120% of EAR
AI for potassium
no change –> 3.4 males and 2.6 females this was recently decreased from 4.7 g/d bc of lack of evidence) - was higher before ( to do with more K increases Na excretion)
sodium in pregnancy
should women with preeclampsia or hypertension decrease salt intake?
extra 2.1 -2.3 g over the 9 months –> Na in order to maintain plasma volume,
0.07g/d additional per day –> o bc it is so minimal the AI does not change –> still 1.5 g/d
should women with preeclampsia decrease salt intake? no there is no effects- there are other factors involved- mostly overweight stays- so they should not